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The Late Show

By: Michael Connelly
Narrated by: Katherine Moennig
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A compelling thriller introducing a driven young detective trying to prove herself in the LAPD.

Renée Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood, beginning many investigations but finishing none as each morning she turns her cases over to day shift detectives. A once up-and-coming detective, she's been given this beat as punishment after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor. But one night she catches two cases she doesn't want to part with: the brutal beating of a prostitute left for dead in a parking lot and the killing of a young woman in a nightclub shooting.

Ballard is determined not to give up at dawn. Against orders and her own partner's wishes, she works both cases by day while maintaining her shift by night. As the cases entwine, they pull her closer to her own demons and the reason she won't give up her job - no matter what the department throws at her.

©2017 Hieronymous, Inc (P)2017 Hachette Audio Crime Crime Fiction Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Genre Fiction International Mystery & Crime Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Urban Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Law Suspense

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Not read/heard this author before. So a new one for me. However it got me gripped. Better still one you couldn't second guess as to which way it was going. Almost felt pity for the main character with a sadness too.
Would be interested to see more with this character

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Katherine Moennig totally made this story come alive, the story was gritty and easy to follow. Waiting now for Ballard's next cases. Oh and yes thank you Michael Connelly for a fantastic story :))

Brilliant story

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I miss Harry. This could be a set up for a new series but it was hard to think of this as much more than a standard cop story. I guess I will give it one more story to see if I care about this character.

Not quite as intricate as the Bosch stories

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A new character to enjoy. Well narrated and storylines were interesting. Well worth a listen

Michael Connelly say no more !

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I love Michael Connelly and have read all his books. So far I did not find the book as gripping as his other characters but second half much better than the first. I will certainly read more and hope the character develops

Not as good as Bosch

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